Does anyone ever obey the speed limit

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Originally Posted by scarry

yep get this all the time as well.....

Or the others that sit at 5 to 15k's under the speed limit in a single lane carriageway,100k zone.Then you come to a two lane section and they speed up to just over the speed limit and no one can get past:mad:
Then back to single lane and you guessed it,back to 5 to 15k under the speed limit again.:mad:

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the road is very narrow, i better slow down
oh look, the road has become wide, i can safely speed up
oh drats, the road has become narrow again, i better slow down

I rarely break it these days,, part of the reason to buying the Defender.

Traveling up a one road last night I was just poking along in first and second due to the traffic jam. I noticed all the cars in front,, on of on of the brakes. What a waste of fuel and money.

Still, in some cases, it takes a while to mature :eek:

There was an interesting article on road rage I read recently where the writer pointed out that motorists have no automatic right to unimpeded travel. So if someone is going slower than you that's just tough. It's a speed limit, not a target.

Sure, there are laws against dangerous driving which can apply if a vehicle is going too slowly on a highway for instance where they pose a hazard to other traffic. But rule one - the vehicle in front always has right of way.

Still, it doesn't make it any less annoying.

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Originally Posted by solmanic

But rule one - the vehicle in front always has right of way.

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unless reversing.

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Originally Posted by Eevo

the road is very narrow, i better slow down
oh look, the road has become wide, i can safely speed up
oh drats, the road has become narrow again, i better slow down

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reality is closer to "i am a controlling ****"

one day i actually saw a policeman pull a guy over for doing it ...

took an hour or more for the smile to leave my dial....

was gold...

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Originally Posted by Eevo

unless reversing.

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Then the car behind is technically in front (or ahead) if you consider the direction of travel.

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Originally Posted by solmanic

There was an interesting article on road rage I read recently where the writer pointed out that motorists have no automatic right to unimpeded travel. So if someone is going slower than you that's just tough. It's a speed limit, not a target.

Sure, there are laws against dangerous driving which can apply if a vehicle is going too slowly on a highway for instance where they pose a hazard to other traffic. But rule one - the vehicle in front always has right of way.

Still, it doesn't make it any less annoying.

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Impeding the flow of traffic is a very real offence.

I was charged with it many years ago.

Doing 140km/h on the South Eastern Freeway from Hahndorf back to Adelaide.:(:eek:

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Originally Posted by Tombie

Impeding the flow of traffic is a very real offence.

I was charged with it many years ago.

Doing 140km/h on the South Eastern Freeway from Hahndorf back to Adelaide.:(:eek:

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Did you dispute it and get a speeding fine instead ? :lol2:

Around Adelaide it's a strange mix of people who can't quite do the speed limit and sit 10km/h under it and those that sit 2 inches off your back bumper and seemingly have no clue about anything much at all.

The slow-pokes are generally a little older and the tailgaters are mostly females. Not ageist or sexist just factual ;)

It's the same on the highway. There is the odd speedster that flies past over the limit but it's generally a mix of tailgaters and slow-pokes.

Needless to say I think we are blessed with having the worst drivers in Australia which would be awesome if it was a competition and there was a cool prize. But it's not and there isn't so it's not really that good at all.:(

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Originally Posted by steane

Around Adelaide it's a strange mix of people who can't quite do the speed limit and sit 10km/h under it and those that sit 2 inches off your back bumper and seemingly have no clue about anything much at all.

The slow-pokes are generally a little older and the tailgaters are mostly females. Not ageist or sexist just factual ;)

It's the same on the highway. There is the odd speedster that flies past over the limit but it's generally a mix of tailgaters and slow-pokes.

Needless to say I think we are blessed with having the worst drivers in Australia which would be awesome if it was a competition and there was a cool prize. But it's not and there isn't so it's not really that good at all.:(

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Yeah. I reckon your observations are spot on.
The other thing to be wary about SA drivers is they come to a stop or give way sign, look at the traffic coming from their left or right, and pull out in front of it.
I never take intersections for granted in SA.
Oh, and double whit lines mean you had better pass now as you might not get a chance to later on. Especially on that Mt Compass Road.